Our class wiki is designed to share information and promote discussion concerning the course readings. In groups, you will sign-up for a specific reading and then use the wiki to present important information. Add information from class or from your own experiences. Take risks! You can't break it! Have fun. And share.
What is a Wiki?
A wiki is a quick and easy, online website in which users can collaboratively create new articles and edit and discuss existing articles. The operative word in the previous sentence is collaborative. Wikis are a prime example of the power in collaborative knowledge: it is a user-generated, user-edited and user-maintained site. That means each page is open to anyone interested in contributing to the creation of content. This is different to most Web sites in which a Webmaster, an individual or corporation in charge of running the site, determines the content and style of each page on the site. With a wiki (e.g. Wikipedia), it’s content is interactive and the style supports it’s collaborative characteristics.
If you are not familiar with a wiki’s design of peer-to-peer sharing, you might have experience with some other user-generated and user-maintained sites. Two popular examples include eBay, a user-generated reputation system in which to buy and sell merchandise, and Craigslist, a location-specific online site featuring free classified ads and forums on various topics. These sites, including Wikipedia, are based on collaborative content sharing in which anyone can add to the site.
Welcome to Our Class Wiki!
Our class wiki is designed to share information and promote discussion concerning the course readings. In groups, you will sign-up for a specific reading and then use the wiki to present important information. Add information from class or from your own experiences. Take risks! You can't break it! Have fun. And share.
What is a Wiki?
A wiki is a quick and easy, online website in which users can collaboratively create new articles and edit and discuss existing articles. The operative word in the previous sentence is collaborative. Wikis are a prime example of the power in collaborative knowledge: it is a user-generated, user-edited and user-maintained site. That means each page is open to anyone interested in contributing to the creation of content. This is different to most Web sites in which a Webmaster, an individual or corporation in charge of running the site, determines the content and style of each page on the site. With a wiki (e.g. Wikipedia), it’s content is interactive and the style supports it’s collaborative characteristics.
If you are not familiar with a wiki’s design of peer-to-peer sharing, you might have experience with some other user-generated and user-maintained sites. Two popular examples include eBay, a user-generated reputation system in which to buy and sell merchandise, and Craigslist, a location-specific online site featuring free classified ads and forums on various topics. These sites, including Wikipedia, are based on collaborative content sharing in which anyone can add to the site.